"HOHENWUTZEN, Germany (Reuters) - Nearly 60 years after the end of World War Two, loud bangs and smoke fill the air as grenades and shells explode by the Polish border -- but this time Germany has informed its neighbour of its plans."

"'We've told the Polish authorities, so they won't be worried we're planning to invade again,' joked bomb disposal expert Ralf Kirschnick as he inspected shards of metal after a controlled explosion on the German bank of the River Oder."

"Since the end of hostilities Germany has made steady inroads into the unexploded bombs and grenades buried beneath its soil, but the disposal task could continue for centuries."

Ralf [in the center] with compatriots. That munition huge and presumably still and active bomb with "bang stuff" inside. Probably going to be destroyed in situ with a controlled explosion.

"'I'd estimate there's still another 200 to 250 years of work to do,' Kirschnick said."